A Protocol for Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cardiac Surgery Patients by Wouter W. Jansen Klomp, George J. Brandon Bravo Bruinsma, Arnoud W. J. Van ’t Hof, Jan G. Grandjean, Arno P. Nierich

“…In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, use of perioperative screening for aortic atherosclerosis with modified TEE (A-View method) was associated with lower postoperative mortality, but not stroke, as compared to patients operated on without such screening. …”
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Diverse Roles of Macrophages in Atherosclerosis: From Inflammatory Biology to Biomarker Discovery by Ting Gui, Aiko Shimokado, Yujing Sun, Takashi Akasaka, Yasuteru Muragaki

“…Cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of mortality in developed countries, is mainly caused by atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease. Macrophages, which differentiate from monocytes that are recruited from the blood, account for the majority of leukocytes in atherosclerotic plaques. …”
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Association of blood pressure and left ventricular mass with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis by Weiting Huang, Calvin Chin, Rehena Sultana, Chirk Jenn Ng, Jonathan Jiunn Liang Yap, Enver De Wei Loh, Swee Yaw Tan, Siew Ching Kong, Khung K Yeo

“…This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors associated with LV mass and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, in an Asian population free of baseline cardiovascular disease.Methods The SingHEART study is a population-based cohort in which individuals underwent ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring, cardiac MRI to measure indexed LV mass index (LVMI) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring. …”
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A Peptide Analogue of Selectin Ligands Attenuated Atherosclerosis by Inhibiting Monocyte Activation by Zhishuai Ye, Shanfeng Zhang, Yubo Liu, Shujing Wang, Jianing Zhang, Rongchong Huang

“…Circulating monocytes play a critical role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Monocyte homing to sites of atherosclerosis is primarily initiated by selectin. …”
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Association of FMO3 Variants with Blood Pressure in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study by Tyler S. Bryant, Priya Duggal, Bing Yu, Alanna C. Morrison, Tariq Shafi, Georg Ehret, Nora Franceschini, Eric Boerwinkle, Josef Coresh, Adrienne Tin

“…We included 7,350 European Americans and 2,814 African Americans in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study with exome sequencing of FMO3. …”
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Connexin 37 Regulates the Kv1.3 Pathway and Promotes the Development of Atherosclerosis by Minqi Liao, Lihua Chen, Jiongbin Lu, Guangzhu Liang, Yongzhao Yao, Shumin Ouyang, Yanhua Yang, Zhengwei Jian, Suxia Guo

“…To investigate the mechanism of Connexin 37 (Cx37) and Kv1.3 pathways in atherosclerosis (AS). Methods. ApoE-/- mice were given a high-fat diet to establish atherosclerosis (AS) model, and macrophages in mice were isolated and extracted to transfect Cx37 vectors with silencing or overexpressing, and Kv1.3 pathway blockers were used to inhibit the pathway activity. …”
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The interventional effect of Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua polysaccharide on atherosclerosis in mice of different sexes by Anjun Guo, Xueying Li, Lihua Pan, Qiangming Li, Jianping Luo, Xueqiang Zha

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Preexisting Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in Patients with and without Cancer by Junyi Guo, Peng Fang, Wei Shi, Pengcheng Luo, Shengqi Huo, Dan Yan, Moran Wang, Dewei Peng, Lintong Men, Sheng Li, Jiagao Lv, Li Lin

“…Cancer survivors suffer a higher risk of coronary artery atherosclerosis (CAA). Whether cancer patients had increased baseline CAA burden prior to cardiotoxic therapy remains unclear. …”
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Metabolic and epigenetic regulation of macrophage polarization in atherosclerosis: Molecular mechanisms and targeted therapies by Pinglian Yang, Xiaoling Rong, Zhechang Gao, Jiaojiao Wang, Zhiping Liu

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Infection‐Related Hospitalization and Incident Heart Failure: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study by Rebecca L. Molinsky, Amil Shah, Melana Yuzefpolskaya, Bing Yu, Jeffrey R. Misialek, Bruno Bohn, David Vock, Richard MacLehose, Barry A. Borlaug, Paolo C. Colombo, Chiadi E. Ndumele, Junichi Ishigami, Kunihiro Matsushita, Pamela L. Lutsey, Ryan T. Demmer

“…Methods and Results We studied 14 468 adults aged 45 to 64 years in the ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) Study who were HF free at visit 1 (1987–1989). …”
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A minimally invasive animal model of atherosclerosis and neointimal hyperplasia for translational research by Max L. A. Ebert, Vanessa F. Schmidt, Osman Öcal, Anne von Thaden, Olaf Dietrich, Bastian Popper, Sandra Elges, Max Seidensticker, Jens Ricke, Melanie A. Kimm, Astrid Jeibmann, Moritz Wildgruber

“…Abstract Background A variety of animal models has been developed for research on atherosclerosis and neointimal hyperplasia. While small animal models contain limits for translational research, we aimed to develop an atherosclerosis model with lumen-narrowing plaques to foster basic research in vascular biology, the development of new angioplasty devices, and vessel wall imaging approaches. …”
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HIF-1α and VEGF Immunophenotypes as Potential Biomarkers in the Prognosis and Evaluation of Treatment Efficacy of Atherosclerosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Dimitra P. Vageli, Panagiotis G. Doukas, Dimitrios Georgiou, Michailangelos P. Prokopiou, Nefeli E. Ladaki, Androniki Papadopoulou, Sotirios G. Doukas, Konstantina Zacharouli, Konstantinos P. Makaritsis, Maria Ioannou

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Gender Conditioning and Socio-economical Condition: its Association with Some Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis by Ana Mary Fernández Milán, Daysi Antonia Navarro Despaigne, Jorge Bacallao Gallestey

“…The variables analyzed were atherosclerosis risk factors (arterial hypertension, diabetics mellitus type II, smoking habit, total obesity, abdominal obesity) socio-economical and gender overloading. …”
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Predictors and outcomes of angioplasty and stenting in acute intracranial atherosclerosis-related vertebrobasilar artery occlusion by Seol Bin Park, Byung Hyun Baek, Yun Young Lee, Seul Kee Kim, Chan Park, Byung Chan Lee, Hyoung Ook Kim, Woong Yoon

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Epigenome-wide association study of perceived discrimination in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) by Wei Zhao, Lisha Lin, Kristen M. Kelly, Lauren A. Opsasnick, Belinda L. Needham, Yongmei Liu, Srijan Sen, Jennifer A. Smith

“…To identify the DNAm sites across the epigenome that are associated with discrimination, we conducted epigenome-wide association analyses (EWAS) of three discrimination measures (everyday discrimination, race-related major discrimination, and non-race-related major discrimination) in 1,151 participants, including 565 non-Hispanic White, 221 African American, and 365 Hispanic individuals, from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). We conducted both race/ethnicity-stratified analyses as well as trans-ancestry meta-analyses. …”
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Activated receptors for peroxisomic proliferators. Its role in the atherosclerosis, obesity and high blood pressure. by Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Yosvel Curbelo Pérez

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Immune Activation, Immunosenescence, and Osteoprotegerin as Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction in Subclinical HIV-Associated Atherosclerosis by Alessandra D’Abramo, Maria Antonella Zingaropoli, Alessandra Oliva, Claudia D’Agostino, Samir Al Moghazi, Giulia De Luca, Marco Iannetta, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Vincenzo Vullo

“…Several markers including osteoprotegerin have been shown to be involved in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. We investigated the relationship between T-cell phenotype, osteoprotegerin, and atherosclerosis evaluated by carotid intima-media thickness (c-IMT) in 94 HIV+ patients on suppressive antiretroviral therapy with Framingham score <10%. …”
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Effects of Antisense Oligonucleotides against C-Reactive Protein on the Development of Atherosclerosis in WHHL Rabbits by Qi Yu, Zhengcao Liu, Ahmed Bilal Waqar, Bo Ning, Xianghong Yang, Masashi Shiomi, Mark J. Graham, Rosanne M. Crooke, Enqi Liu, Sijun Dong, Jianglin Fan

“…Increased plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) are closely associated with cardiovascular diseases, but whether CRP is directly involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis is still under debate. Many controversial and contradictory results using transgenic mice and rabbits have been published but it is also unclear whether CRP lowering can be used for the treatment of atherosclerosis. …”
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Author Correction: Yindanxinnaotong, a Chinese compound medicine, synergistically attenuates atherosclerosis progress by Long Cheng, Guo-feng Pan, Xiao-dong Zhang, Jian-lu Wang, Wan-dan Wang, Jian-yong Zhang, Hui Wang, Ri-xin Liang, Xiao-bo Sun

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Mechanisms of wogonoside in the treatment of atherosclerosis based on network pharmacology, molecular docking, and experimental validation by Zhaohui Gong, Haixin Yang, Li Gao, Yi Liu, Qingmin Chu, Chuanjin Luo, Liang Kang, Huiqi Zhai, Qiang Xu, Wei Wu, Nan Li, Rong Li

Subjects: “…Atherosclerosis…”
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